Table 1.

Criteria for initiating ART in children (aged < 15 years) with HIV infection under the IHC program in Myanmar.

Time frame	Guidelines for initiating ART
2005–2010	WHO Paediatric Stage 3 or Stage 4 (irrespective of the CD4 Cell count) Based on CD4 cell count if WHO paediatric Stage 1 or 2 and also total Lymphocyte counts guided in stage 2 if CD4 not available
2011–2014	All children < 24 months or if WHO clinical stage is 3 or 4. In clinical stages 1 or 2 treat only if CD4 Cell count is below the age threshold
2015–2016	All children aged < 5 years of age. In children > 5 years, CD4 cell count ≤ 500 cells/cubic ml or WHO stage 3 or 4 (priority to children with advance/severe immunosuppression and CD4 cell count ≤ 350 cells/cubic ml